The incident took place on January 26, 2015 when contract worker Mark Bradley was helping to install lampposts on the site entrance road at the construction site of Network Rail’s railway operating centre in Gresley Road

Mr Bradley, from Gosport, received serious injures when a lamppost touched the 11kv overhead power lines as it was being lifted into position by a digger.

One of his colleagues rushed to help, bravely using a piece of timber to push the 52-year-old away from the lamppost.

According to Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspector William Christie speaking after the case, “his very serious injuries could have been worse had it not been for the quick thinking of his colleague”.

The father-of-four suffered multiple life changing injuries including severe burns to his face, neck and arms.

Winchester Crown Court heard how BAM Construction had been appointed by Network Rail to construct the £10million railway operating and training centre.

The Hemel Hempstead-based construction firm later appointed Hampshire company Shoreland Projects Ltd as the groundworks contractor for the project.

An investigation by the HSE found a number of workers including Mr Bradley were put at risk by numerous failures.

These included not properly identifying the presence of overhead power lines and appropriately planning work activity around them.

The investigation also found no suitable control measures were in place to prevent contact with the overhead lines.